El Systema And Simon Bolivar Orchestra (EDM1294)

El Systema And Simon Bolivar Orchestra

EDM number 1294 in 2008-09, proposed by Diane Abbott on 20/04/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Latin America and Performing arts.

That this House congratulates the Simon Bolivar Orchestra on its successful season at the Royal Festival Hall; notes that the orchestra is the product of the National Network of Youth and Children's Orchestras and of Venezuela-El Systema, set up in 1975, which has brought classical music to some of the poorest slums in Venezuela; and calls on the Government to support the introduction of El Systema nationwide in Britain.

This motion has been signed by a total of 30 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Diane Abbott	20/04/2009	Hackney North and Stoke Newington	Labour	Proposed
Lynne Jones	20/04/2009	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	21/04/2009	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Martin Caton	21/04/2009	Gower	Labour	Seconded
Ann Cryer	21/04/2009	Keighley	Labour	Seconded
Kelvin Hopkins	21/04/2009	Luton North	Labour	Seconded
Harry Cohen	21/04/2009	Leyton and Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Andrew George	21/04/2009	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Eric Illsley	22/04/2009	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	22/04/2009	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	22/04/2009	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	22/04/2009	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	22/04/2009	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Robert Wareing	22/04/2009	Liverpool, West Derby	Independent	Signed
Mike Hancock	23/04/2009	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Dai Davies	23/04/2009	Blaenau Gwent	Independent	Signed
Alan Meale	23/04/2009	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
David Drew	24/04/2009	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	27/04/2009	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Jim McGovern	27/04/2009	Dundee West	Labour	Signed
Lady Hermon	28/04/2009	North Down	UUP	Signed
Colin Burgon	28/04/2009	Elmet	Labour	Signed
Phil Willis	29/04/2009	Harrogate and Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Leech	29/04/2009	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Linda Riordan	29/04/2009	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Simon Hughes	30/04/2009	North Southwark and Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Brian Jenkins	30/04/2009	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	30/04/2009	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Alan Simpson	06/05/2009	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Ian Gibson	Unknown			Withdrawn

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